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On 12 Sep 2000, at 22:16, Nancy O McCaffrey wrote: > To all Listserv Members, > > Can anyone tell me if there are any facilities in the world that have > been developed specifically for the care of people with Parkinson's > Disease or PD+ diseases? > I would like to know if there are nursing homes, extended care facilities > or assisted living facilities of any kind. > If there are any in existence anywhere, I would like to know how they > were planned, if they followed any specific model in the floor plan or if > they had any specific care plan? > If there is such a facility in existence, I would be pleased if someone > could send me any and all information available on how it came about, how > it was planned and if it has been a successful venture. > > Thank you in advance for any information I may receive. > > Nancy McCaffrey CG for Ed 71/dx 63 Hi Nancy, I know of one purpose built facility and while it was not built specifically for Parkinsonians, it was built for the Movement Disabled and caters to persons with Parkinsons, MS, Huntingtons, etc. These are people who require a very specific assistive environment It is called William Rudd House. WILLIAM RUDD HOUSE Located adjacent to Queen's Park Care Centre, William Rudd House provides independent residential housing for 12 young adults with disabilities. The concept of "shared residential overnance" assists in creating a home like environment to the residents who are mentally competent to participate in directing their own care but whose physical disabilities require them to seek assistance from the staff to accomplish the basic activities of daily living. Clients are supported through the assistance of 2 RN's who share the role of House Team Leader, a Cook and House Attendants. In the absence of the RN, LPN's assist with the supervision of the House (weekends, evenings and nights). http://www.sfhr.com/hr_openings/Services/PSContinuingCare.htm William Rudd House - Program (some pictures) http://www.sfhr.com/continuingcare/Services/CommunityPrograms/WilliamRudd.htm Story of 4 Young Single MS residents... http://www.mssoc.ca/bc/pubs/bulletin/summ98/artllink/stories/rudd.html William Rudd House was designed by Nielsen Design Consultants Ltd http://www.ei.gov.bc.ca/industryprofiles/Health&MedicalFacilities/companies/nield.htm I looked on the wwweb and found a lot of building guidelines for assistive housing... Welcome to the ABLEDATA website! Come in and explore the world of assistive technology! http://www.abledata.com/Site_2/Default.htm Informed Consumer's Guide to Accessible Housing The purpose of the Informed Consumer Guide to Accessible Housing is to examine what accessible housing is, to discuss the types of products available to achieve accessibility, and to offer resources to assist in this endeavor. http://www.abledata.com/Site_2/icg_hous.htm Resource Center on Accessible Housing and Universal Design This page contains a listing of all of the resources relating to accessible housing and universal design that can be found at the ABLEDATA website. http://www.abledata.com/Site_2/accessib.htm Links to State Tech Act Projects (Listed by state) http://www.abledata.com/Site_2/state_technology_assistance_proj.htm Follow these links to disability-related resources http://www.abledata.com/Site_2/links.htm International Links to Assistive Technology & Disability Resources There is an entire world of assistive technology and disability resources on the Web, and you can start your travels from here! http://www.abledata.com/Site_2/internat.htm Assistive / Adaptive Technology Our goal is to provide a current and comprehensive directory of Assistive / Adaptive resources for the disabled community. http://www.kansas.net/~cbaslock/assist.html Accessible Housing Considerations http://www.alpha-one.org/access.htm#start ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Promotion of Non-Handicapping Physical Environments for Disabled Persons: Guidelines - Contents - http://www.unescap.org/decade/publications/z15009gl/z1500901.htm#contents Planning and Building Design Recommendations http://www.unescap.org/decade/publications/z15009gl/z1500903.htm Accomodation for People with Disabilities - UK http://www.surgerydoor.co.uk/level2/disabled_accommodation.htm Construction Challenge Project Brief - UK http://www.mk.dmu.ac.uk/depts/benv/cons/pb.htm I hope there is something here of some use... Best regards ...... murray [log in to unmask] View the Parkinson's Awareness Links at: http://www.geocities.com/janet313/pienet/wwweb/index.html